[saagarjha]

I don't see it mentioned, but it's important to note that you don't have to write your library in the same language that you expose to your users. You can write everything in C++/Rust/Python and expose something compatible with the C ABI and people will be able to use it (provided they have your toolchain…)

[seba_dos1]

>provided they have your toolchain…

That's important here. Some of my projects have something around 10 cross-compilation toolchains for various platforms. If a library is written in standard C99, adding it to the project is a breeze. Otherwise...

[sharpneli]

Indeed. And a C style api is still valid C++ too. Nothing in C++ mandates one to design a boost-esque inheritance and template monstrosity.

Functions and opaque handles are often way simpler for the user.

[pjmlp]

Fully agree with you.

Anyone providing a library written in pure C, better be serious about security and prove that they have taken all the required steps to handle memory corruption and UB exploits.

We really need more liability on software development.

[erikbye]

Do note where this article resides. Casey Muratori (of Handmade Hero, a game dev tutorial project) is a self-proclaimed anything-not-C hater. A community has formed around his project, and has, of course, adopted his hard-line stance.

[pjmlp]

Interesting, thanks for the hint.

[abnercoimbre]

The earlier comment was misinformed. Handmade Network is inspired by the series, yes, but stands on its own and embraces new languages and very different projects. See the Handmade conference[0] for examples.

[0] https://handmade-seattle.com